title: [The patient with a tracheostomy].
abstract: For the treatment of certain specific diseases, a tracheostomy is a required procedure in order to keep the patient's air passageways open. The nurse's care must ensure this permeability is maintained and infections avoided while serving to aid both the patient and his/her family to adapt as best as possible to the conditions caused by the intervention. Treatment Plan details will be drawn up based on each individual patient's diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Area de Docencia y Formación Continuada de Enfermería, Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pades Jiménez
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tomás Vidal
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012307:Risk Factors; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Paciente traqueostomizado.